"I don't think I understood that last part but that lack of understanding is itself not something I'd consider an encouraging sign."
"I don't have a cellar. I rent a bedroom, in a house with a shared kitchen and shower. But finding you a cheap inn somewhere is... something that should be relatively not that risky, if you don't give yourself away somehow, strangers rent rooms in inns all the time. Midvale has the sort of government that doesn't approve of anybody except the government robbing people..."
"You know, never mind, I'll spend twice as much money and get us both rooms in the same inn."
"I don't know a lot about making magical weapons, but I know that magesmiths have, like... smithies. I'm trying to think of weapons I've seen that wouldn't require that... maybe arrows, carved from wood and bone mats? But I don't know how much it would cost to buy the carving-tools, probably a significant chunk of money, and I'm not sure whether or not it's the kind of thing you can rent."
"Oh! And I should definitely be able to rent you some textbooks on crafting, if you think that'll be helpful at all, or buy them outright if you want to take notes in the margins. Some Summoned Heroes are from places that don't have cheap books and they're often excited when they get here and find out how cheap books are - just one day's wages, here, ever since the time of the Book Hero, Myne, who didn't break anything." It's occurring to Almys that this Summoned Hero also needs positive role models in her life.